Example sentences of "as i do [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In short , whereas there is not the possibility of using an argument from analogy to answer factual questions about time on the Sun , there is the possibility when it comes to people 's feelings , and so , being predisposed by the second reason to think that there is some sort of connection between moaning and the pain-language , we naturally fall into the trap of confusing valid fact-establishing arguments from analogy with invalid meaning-establishing ones , and produce the well-known argument that I am , in general , justified in applying ‘ mental ’ language to other people by the fact that they behave as I do when I 'm in a certain state of mind . |
| 2 | I open the window a crack and breathe in the coldness , as I do when I am running in the evenings . |
| 3 | ‘ As long as I do n't have to go past Godfrey . ’ |
| 4 | I do n't care what you 're writing down , just as long as I do n't see it in Republican News . |
| 5 | I had to water the plants and stock up the fridge as I do n't want to be reported to the NSPCC . |
| 6 | I want us still to go out together , I want him to be my boyfriend , I really need him to confide in , as I do n't seem to have a close girlfriend . |
| 7 | I 've got it rigged so no one can find it but me , as I do n't want people being able to walk in here after dark and turn the lights on . |
| 8 | I know that so long as I do n't manage to count up to one hundred before the spasm ceases , I shall live . |
| 9 | I 've had the front hub off and checked it all , renewing the gasket but still it seems to be losing oil.l hope you can help as I do n't really want to get the garage to sort it out as it will cost a small fortune . |
| 10 | ‘ As long as I do n't have to see it , not in the least , ’ George said dryly . |
| 11 | As long as I do n't have to use my leader column to support Briant , and any Echo support for him goes out under your by-line — now and in the future — I can live with it . ’ |
| 12 | My study is the perfect place for an author , especially if he does n't , as I do n't , object to being occasionally peered at through the windows by curious visitors . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , as I do n't , tell me about the goings on , Aunt Nessy . |
| 14 | Can you shed any light on these deaths as I do n't want to get any more fish if the same thing is likely to happen again . |
| 15 | I 've recommended your diet to various patients as I do n't see how anyone can fail to benefit from a diet low in fat . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't mind what I do so long as I do n't have too many lines to learn . ’ |
| 17 | Will this be enough , as I do n't have the room for any more tubes ? |
| 18 | Do you have any guidelines , as I do n't want to do lots of work , only to find they do n't like them ? |
| 19 | Yet do n't ask me how else they can sort out the bright from the not-so-bright , as I do n't know . |
| 20 | I will have to be a bit canny with him as I do n't expect he will be very well handicapped . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 've started at the College , ’ he told Bobby Hunt , ‘ — it 's very nice there as I do n't have to do anything : the paintings though are past belief . ’ |
| 22 | I could go back and leave myself some notes , a bit of helpful advice ; but as I do n't know yet what I 'm dealing with , I ca n't leave myself anything useful . |
| 23 | That 's none of my business so long as I do n't have to break any laws . |
| 24 | I 'm thinking there might be something wrong with my plan to wait as I close my eyes ( only to rest them ) , but even as I yawn and put my hands into my armpits I think a spot of rest is n't such a bad idea so long as I do n't fall asleep . |
| 25 | ‘ Then if you 're ready , shall we move , as I do n't imagine you can bring yourself to offer me a drink before we go ? ’ |
| 26 | My worst country I think would be New Zealand as I do n't remember any of the country and it would appear to me a complete stranger if I moved there . |
| 27 | Especially as I do n't like colour and I only like black and white . |
| 28 | I stamp my foot as I do n't want claw scrape-marks on my flesh and they convulse into defensive irate yodelling . |
| 29 | ‘ He has enough sauce for a king 's fool , but impudence I can stomach so long as I do n't have to ride something that big on my own . ’ |
| 30 | Some researchers with whom discussions have been held admit to copying theses obtained on inter-library loan , and justify such behaviour by saying that ‘ it 'll be all right as long as I do n't publish ’ . |